The Secret Systems That Made Big Agriculture Richer Than Nations
Update: 2025-07-30
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In the early 1900s, a fruit company helped overthrow a government.
In the 2000s, a superfood became more profitable than drugs.
And in between, two crops fed the labor force that built the modern world.
None of them were rare. None of them were glamorous.
They were just… food.
Bananas. Potatoes. Soybeans. Avocados.
But behind these ordinary items were systems, strategies, and supply chains that shaped global economies - and made a handful of people very, very rich.
In this video, we’re breaking down how the world’s simplest crops became vehicles for empire - and how power flows through the boring assets that most people ignore.
Here’s The Secret Systems That Made Big Agriculture Richer Than Nations
In the 2000s, a superfood became more profitable than drugs.
And in between, two crops fed the labor force that built the modern world.
None of them were rare. None of them were glamorous.
They were just… food.
Bananas. Potatoes. Soybeans. Avocados.
But behind these ordinary items were systems, strategies, and supply chains that shaped global economies - and made a handful of people very, very rich.
In this video, we’re breaking down how the world’s simplest crops became vehicles for empire - and how power flows through the boring assets that most people ignore.
Here’s The Secret Systems That Made Big Agriculture Richer Than Nations
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